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Maintenence

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May 27, 2011

The health authority has 3 full-time maintenance people and one part-time. For a 8 bed hospital and with one dormant wing. An extended care facility with 75 beds ; its hard to find published ,the amount.

A young obviously first nation full-time maintenance worker for the city, was chatty this morning about his job saying two days a week its his job to pick up the garbage from the city cans about the city .He said he looks in the top of them for obvious disadvantageous materials such as paraphernalia and needles but never searches them, he considers it a matter of his personal safety. It is good to see a person from his community on full-time for the city as this is Aboriginal awareness week across Canada.

There are numbers of private small maintenance contractors about here including one ex police person who lost his job policing through an unfortunate choice he made to assault a native prisoner.The city enjoys a clean and kept aesthetic through the 5 months of the local growing season. It is working hard at promoting a safe and stable place to spend vacation time.

From the microcosm that is Merritt KDG

Today in history, May 27, 1933

Walt Disney releases the cartoon film three little pigs and the theme song: Who’s afraid the big bad wolf.

Tags: Building maintence, Grounds maintence

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The week in pictures 7/5/11

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May 7, 2011

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Vancouver Aquarium Vehicles

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April 14, 2011

A great attraction to the lower mainland is the Vancouver Aquarium. A noble cause and an expensive one it has the support of the corporate community. A Van stopping here shows a great Public relations value to its BC Hydro sponsor.We are with in a few hours of the facility and it is often used for field trips and an interest point when visiting outside this small community. We also get a great collage of vehicle traffic stopping here on their way to major centers.

Today in History, April 14th 1999

Hailstorm in Australia causes 2.3 billion in insured damage.

Tags: Hyways and Byways

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Power pole replacement

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April 11, 2011

The local power utility yard has been busy replacing power poles in the last few years. When asked, a person on the crew said that sometimes they replace poles completely in a particular area. However most of the replacement comes from the results of drilling and testing poles. The poles have plastic plugs put in them and numbers of them can be seen in some poles.

The telephone company also has lines on some hydro poles lower then the power lines and they must coöperate in maintenance..

About twenty years ago the utility drove galvanised steel beams by some poles and bolted them to the beams.They are not apparently doing that now. And when asked about scheduling the source said he was not aware of any schedule and that it was ad hoc as far as replacement was concerned.

Today in History, April,11,1976

Apple personal computer created.

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Real estate

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March 29, 2011

There are two realty outlets here Century 21, and Royal Le page. There is also a do it your self assist, office ,where for about 500 dollars they will help you with advertising. This with a presence that simulates a sales office.

The announcement of major construction coming by at some uncertain time in the future . Has not given any sense of excitement.

The government used these projects in the past to crate certainty for the economy we hope that there will not be unusual delay in the letting of the work to qualified contractor.

And no reply from email inquires to local agents.

Today in History, March 29,1971

Lt Calley convicted of premeditated murder for a massacre at My Lai Vietnam

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Baseline

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March 23, 2011

The survey people were out early on Sunday morning at 8 am two crew members had a base line on the 2200 block of Granite Avenue , across from the Spirit Square.

The boss came by and he told me they needed a base line for corners and the City was having them survey right in the door jams of the buildings on the north side of the street. The 14 satellites that he expected to get will not be available in the cover of the jams.

The area has been talked about as a home for the Canadian Country Hall of Fame.

Today in History, March 23,1996

Taiwan holds first direct presidential elections.

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Trucking traffic

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March 22, 2011

I counted the large truck traffic on one of the exchanges off the four lane divided highway on Sunday. Counting in 5 minute block’s over an hour it seemed to average about 10 or 120 an hour. We think that is a moderate amount of truck traffic and very safe flow to large trucks on the freeway.

Pay attention to possible signs that a truck may be along haul truck as they may not be as well rested relaxed and scheduled as short haul trucks clues are numbers of license plates and sleepers on the tucks.

Today in History, March 22,1923

Foster Hewitt broadcasts the first radio ice hockey game.

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Logging Revenue

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March 21, 2011

A fellow that has driven logging truck for 45 years was parking his truck next to his beautiful home on the college heights here today. The proprietor of Blue Spruce Logging say he has a permit from the city to do so. His neighbors supported him in his bid to get a permit. And he says he does not do repairs and is sensitive to noisy start ups. He has a shop also in the industrial area of town.

He says that his fuel bill is ten thousand dollars a month and he pays 26 Cents a liter in municipal taxes. He estimates there are 70 tucks working here in town for the sawmills. And a big part of his expenses go to consumer taxes. The HST he says he gets back except for the amount over expenses.something he implies helps his business.

He also says that the scuttle but is that this towns mills are selling more to the off shore Asian market now.

The resourse industry has always been a cash cow to pay for services the government offers.

Today in History, March 21,1963

Alcatraz United States penitentiary on an island closes.

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Prospecting

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March 8, 2011

After the discovery of the rich ore body at Craigmont’s claims in the late 1950’s there was much prospecting and exploration in the area around Merritt. Trenching soil sampling , line cutting were all methods to find sign of mineralization. All through 1960s and into 1980s exploration activity thrived here. Many public-ally traded company’s sought capital to go about the risky business of exploration. Some gave good returns others wall papered dens with split stock certificates and NPL share certificates ( No personal Liability). The government gave 3 year taxation holidays for profits from mines going into production.And eventually flow through shares came along to give tax write offs guaranteed to investors in the risky business.

The scars and memories are all here. And the legacy of success as well livelihoods that were more than subsistence was the hallmark of the happy times of production mining.

Today in History, March 8th,1817

The New York stock exchange is founded.